The Winery Stephane Cossais of Montlouis-sur-Loire of Loire Valley

Winery Stephane Cossais - Le Volagré Montlouis-Sur-Loire
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Montlouis-sur-Loire in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Stephane Cossais is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Montlouis-sur-Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Stephane Cossais wines

Looking for the best Winery Stephane Cossais wines in Montlouis-sur-Loire among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Stephane Cossais wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Stephane Cossais wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Stephane Cossais

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Stephane Cossais

How Winery Stephane Cossais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon à la plancha with vegetables, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or chicken wrap.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Stephane Cossais

On the nose the white wine of Winery Stephane Cossais. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, lemon or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Stephane Cossais

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Stephane Cossais.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Montlouis-sur-Loire

The wine region of Montlouis-sur-Loire is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Taille Aux Loups or the Domaine François Chidaine produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montlouis-sur-Loire are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montlouis-sur-Loire often reveals types of flavors of cream, toasty or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, guava or dried apricot.

In the mouth of Montlouis-sur-Loire is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 46 estates and châteaux in the of Montlouis-sur-Loire, producing 173 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montlouis-sur-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Stephane Cossais

Planning a wine route in the of Montlouis-sur-Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Stephane Cossais.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

News about Winery Stephane Cossais and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Old vines

There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.